Your Favorite Schools

Each year, roughly 0.0% of North Carolina students graduate with degrees in computer animation.
In other words, every year an estimated 40 computer animators graduate from North Carolina's 6 computer animation schools.

Top Schools

Living Arts College, which is located in Raleigh, is the top-ranked school in North Carolina that has a computer animation program. It received a ranking of 78th in the country in 2010.
18 students graduated with a degree in computer animation from Living Arts College in 2010.
Living Arts College charged in-state students $19,260 in tuition fees per year.

Wake Technical Community College, which is located in Raleigh, is the second-ranked school in North Carolina that has a computer animation program. It received a ranking of 87th in the country in 2010.
Wake Technical Community College charged in-state students $1,890 in tuition fees per year.

The third-ranked school in North Carolina with a computer animation program is Piedmont Community College, which is located in Roxboro. In 2010, it was ranked 88th nationwide.
8 students graduated with degree in computer animation from Piedmont Community College in 2010.
Piedmont Community College charged in-state students $1,857 in tuition fees per year.

Cost

If you are hoping to attend one of North Carolina's computer animation schools, you can expect to pay an average tuition of $4,709 per year, though tuition can range from $19,260 per year to $1,524 per year.
The North Carolina computer animation schools with the highest tuition rates in 2010 were:

Living Arts College - located in Raleigh, students are charged $19,260 per year

Central Piedmont Community College - located in Charlotte, students are charged $2,024 per year

Wake Technical Community College - located in Raleigh, students are charged $1,890 per year

The following North Carolina computer animation schools had the lowest tuition rates:

Forsyth Technical Community College - located in Winston Salem, students are charged $1,524 per year

Sandhills Community College - located in Pinehurst, students are charged $1,697 per year

Piedmont Community College - located in Roxboro, students are charged $1,857 per year

A computer animation degree from a North Carolina school... what next?

A large number of North Carolina computer animation graduates become computer animators.
350 computer animators were working in North Carolina in 2010.
The North Carolina counties with the largest populations of computer animators are:

Chatham County - 140 computer animators

Franklin County - 100 computer animators

Cumberland County

Projected Growth

The government projects that the number of computer animators in North Carolina will grow by 13%. By 2018, there will be an estimated 2,150 computer animators working in North Carolina.

Salary

On average, computer animators earn $56,490 per year.
But, salaries for computer animators can vary. In 2010, computer animators made as little as less than $35,450 per year or as much as more than $91,510 per year in North Carolina.
The following counties in North Carolina have the highest average salaries for computer animators:

Franklin County - $62,030 per year

Chatham County - $59,280 per year

Cumberland County - $47,890 per year

A computer animator in the following counties in North Carolina make the lowest salaries on average:

Cumberland County - $47,890 per year

Chatham County - $59,280 per year

Franklin County - $62,030 per year

More Information

The charts and graphs below have additional North Carolina statistics regarding a career in computer animation. Take a look and compare salaries with various related fields such as design or computer animation.